Cleartype Color Issues #7122

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opened 2026-01-31 00:55:41 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @Nosamdaman on GitHub (Mar 24, 2020).

Environment

Windows build number: [Version 10.0.18363.720]
Windows Terminal version: 0.10.781.0

Font: Cascadia Code
Theme: Solarized Dark

Steps to reproduce

Set font anti-aliasing to cleartype.

Expected behavior

The font color should not shift. It should look like this:
normal

Actual behavior

The color shifts to something more blue:
shift

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claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 00:55:41 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2020):

This is curiously similar to #5098

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2020): This is curiously similar to #5098
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@Nosamdaman commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2020):

I wondered if they had the same root cause, but I figured I should share my experience.

@Nosamdaman commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2020): I wondered if they had the same root cause, but I figured I should share my experience.
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2020):

Thanks for sharing! In the interest of consolidation, I'm gonna dupe this one up to #5098. If they don't turn out to be the same, I bet we'll figure it out pretty quick. This'll serve to link them up 😄

/dup #5098

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2020): Thanks for sharing! In the interest of consolidation, I'm gonna dupe this one up to #5098. If they don't turn out to be the same, I bet we'll figure it out pretty quick. This'll serve to link them up :smile: /dup #5098
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2020):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2020): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#7122